Employee Benefits

The Oklahoma Higher Education Employee Insurance Group (OKHEEI) website is intended to keep important documents and information related to medical, dental and vision benefits. The website will be updated as revised information becomes available. This is a dedicated site for the members of BCBS under our Group Plan. Click here to visit the OKHEEI site.

Health Insurance

Health insurance is available on a pro-rata basis for all fulltime personnel employed 50 percent or more of the time. The College provides health insurance through BlueCross BlueShield of Oklahoma and pays your health insurance premium. Coverage is effective the first day of the month following your hire date. Dependent coverage is available at your expense. Rates and summaries are available on the OKHEEI site.

Dental Insurance

Dental insurance is available at College expense on a pro-rata basis for all fulltime personnel employed 50 percent or more of the time. The College provides dental insurance through Delta Dental. Coverage is effective the first day of the month following your hire date. Dependent coverage is available at your expense. Rates and summaries are available on the OKHEEI site.

Vision Insurance

Vision insurance is available at College expense on a pro-rata basis for all fulltime personnel employed 50 percent or more of the time. The College provides vision insurance through VSP. Coverage is effective the first day of the month following your hire date. Dependent coverage is available at your expense. Rates and summaries are available on the OKHEEI site.

Life Insurance

Life insurance is available at College expense on a pro-rata basis for all fulltime personnel employed 50 percent or more of the time. The life insurance is provided through Met Life. Insurance coverage is equal to two times your annual salary. Coverage is effective the first day of the month following your hire date. Additional employee and/or dependent coverage is available at your expense through Met Life and American Fidelity.

Home & Auto Insurance

Employees are eligible to receive exclusive discounts up to 15 percent on home and auto insurance through Liberty Mutual Insurance Company. For more information or a quote, please contact Jeremy Charlow at Jeremy.Charlow@LibertyMutual.com or (405) 720-6083.

Disability Insurance

Disability insurance is available at College expense on a pro-rata basis for all fulltime personnel employed 50 percent or more of the time. The College provides long-term disability insurance through MetLife.

The Core Plan: After a 180 day elimination period, the insurance pays 60% of predisability monthly earnings to a maximum monthly benefit of $8,000. Coverage is effective the first day of the month following your hire date. Short-term disability is available at your expense.

The Buy-Up Plan: 60% of your predisability monthly earnings to a maximum monthly benefit of $8,000 with a 90 day elimination period.

Retirement

All regular fulltime personnel employed 50 percent of the time or more are eligible for membership in the Oklahoma Teachers’ Retirement System at the College expense. Retirement benefits are based on employee compensation. Coverage is effective the first day of employment.

403(b) Retirement

All fulltime personnel employed 50 percent or more of the time will be enrolled in the 403(b) tax sheltered retirement program. An account will be established on your behalf with Lincoln Financial Group. The College will make a contribution in the amount of 1.5% of your gross salary. The College will match up to 1% of your voluntary salary deferrals. Coverage is effective the first month of employment.

Section 125

The College participates in the IRS Section 125 plan through American Fidelity.

Annual Leave

All fulltime personnel employed 50 percent of the time or more, on a 12 month basis, receive annual leave. Accrual rates are based upon years of service and percentage of contract.

Sick Leave

All fulltime personnel employed 50 percent or more of the time receive sick leave. Accrual rates are based upon percentage of contract.

COBRA

You may continue your health related benefits through the federal COBRA plan upon termination of employment.

Unemployment Compensation

The College is self insured for the unemployment program that is administered by the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission.

Tuition

Rose State College tuition waivers are available for fulltime employees, their dependents, and adjunct faculty.

Fill out the appropriate form; attach the necessary documentation and turn into admissions after obtaining your supervisor’s signature. Once approved by Administrative Services, the cashiers will post the wavier to your account.

Additional wavier types of enrollment forms are located under Enrollment Fee Benefits in the Forms Handbook under "Employee Benefits" (this is only accessible on-campus.)

Direct Deposit

Direct Deposit is required for all fulltime personnel.

Pay Distribution

All fulltime personnel employed 50 percent of the time or more are paid on the last working day of each month. Nine, 10 and 12-month contracts are all paid in twelve installments. Nine-month contracts will result in the employee receiving three checks the last working day of June. Likewise, 10-month contracts will result in the employee receiving two checks the last working day of June.